Safety culture is a combination of the attitudes, values and
perceptions that influence how something is actually done
in the workplace, rather than how it should be done. Poor
safety culture has contributed to many major incidents and personal
injuries, and can be just as influential on safety outcomes as an
organisation's safety management system itself.
Undertaking safety culture improvements shows your commitment
to the wellbeing of your staff but also offers measurable
benefits:
- Accelerated safety culture improvement
- Reduced accident and injury rates
- Increased employee productivity
- Better workplace morale and staff retention
- Improved organisational reputation
- Greater competitive edge
The HSE Safety Climate Tool
Many organisations start to measure and improve their safety
culture by using the Safety Climate Tool. You can purchase
a Safety Climate Tool licence
from our publications and products partner The Stationery Office
(TSO).
Run the simple, online questionnaire to measure your current
safety climate and explore your employees' attitudes and
perceptions in key areas of health and safety. The tool guarantees
anonymity and provides you with an auto report that highlights
areas of health and safety that are favourable, neutral and
unfavourable within your organisation.
For a free demonstration and to find out how the Safety Climate
Tool could benefit your business contact us:
hseorders@tso.co.uk +44
(0)333 202 5070
Specialist training from HSE
Our
'Creating a Safety Culture of Excellence' training course helps
organisations adopt a holistic approach to health and safety
cultural improvement. Delegates will be provided with information
that will help them to develop a safety culture enhancement
programme including:
- Building a business case and getting senior management buy
in
- Programme planning and communication
- Gathering and using different data
- Engaging with staff
- Prioritising and evaluating interventions
Need more support?
HSE has one of the largest human factors teams in Europe and is
uniquely placed to provide expert advice and safety culture
improvement consultancy based on our extensive portfolio of
research and using insights gleaned from many years working with
industry.
Whether you just need some advice at the end of the phone, or
full facilitation of a start to finish safety culture improvement
programme, HSE has a consultancy package to meet your needs.
Our expertise includes:
- Focus group facilitation
- Leadership coaching
- Procedure development
- Competency development
- Behaviour change
- Employee engagement
- Developing evidence-based solutions
Contact us
To discuss safety culture and how we might be able to help you,
please contact: Business.Enquiries@hse.gov.uk